Now that the rut is in progress, it is time to re think camera placement. At this point, your scouting camera becomes an invaluable tool. You may also have been successful with cameras placed over a travel corridor, funnel or on the edges of food plots. Once you've found does, bucks in search of mates will be nearby.

Rather than looking for bucks at rubs and scrapes, it is better to focus on bucks in search of does. And since does are usually near their favorite food sources, locating those sources will locate does. During this time, there is a lot of activity does moving in and out of food plots and bucks passing through. However, since they are in the area looking for does and not food, they don't stay long and they may be out of bow range. This is a good place to use calls, scents, and decoys.

Bucks become far more active and less cautious during this time as they become pre occupied with finding a mate. In hunting these travel routes, you will probably see fewer bucks than you would see in the food plots,. During the pre rut, your cameras were placed to capture images over scrapes and rubs.

It helps to identify which travel routes have the most activity.